Cardiac Imaging: Page 5

PCCT boosts image quality on CCTA while also reducing contrast need

By Kate Madden Yee

Photon-counting CT (PCCT) improves image quality for coronary CT angiography (CCTA) exams while also reducing contrast needed by up to 40%, a study conducted by European researchers has found.

August 1, 2023

HeartFlow touts clinical results at SCCT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiovascular software developer HeartFlow is highlighting clinical results from studies presented at the recent Society of Cardiovascular CT (SCCT) conference in Boston.

July 30, 2023

FDA clears UltraSight's cardiac ultrasound imaging software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared UltraSight's AI-powered ultrasound guidance software.

July 26, 2023

Infinitt, Us2.AI to partner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

RIS/PACS vendor Infinitt North America and ultrasound AI firm Us2.ai plan to partner on an AI-powered echocardiography software offering.

July 23, 2023

PET confirms efficacy of first-line cardiac sarcoidosis treatment

By Will Morton

FDG-PET imaging has shown for the first time that prednisolone is a potent therapeutic tool for patients with active cardiac sarcoidosis, according to a recent study in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.

July 20, 2023

Canada grapples with shortage of SPECT agent

By Will Morton

Due to production delays, Canada is facing a shortage of dypyridamole -- an agent used in SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) to diagnose coronary artery disease.

July 17, 2023

F-18 flurpiridaz PET effective in obese patients with CAD

By Will Morton

A clinical trial of F-18 flurpiridaz PET for detecting coronary artery disease (CAD) met a key outcome by showing effectiveness in obese patients, according to a talk at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.

July 4, 2023

SNMMI: PET tracer model quantifies cardiac amyloidosis burden

By Erik L. Ridley

A tracer kinetic model can enable quantitative measurement of cardiac amyloidosis burden and assessment of treatment response, according to a study presented at the annual Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) meeting in Chicago.

June 26, 2023

CAC scoring calibration tool improves risk assessment

By Kate Madden Yee

A vendor-neutral CT coronary artery calcium (CAC) score calibration tool shows promise for improving heart disease risk assessment, according to a Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging study.

June 25, 2023

PCCT identifies heart disease in high-risk patients

By Kate Madden Yee

Photon-counting CT (PCCT) effectively detects heart disease in high-risk patients, offering "significant benefit for people previously ineligible for noninvasive screening," researchers have reported in a study published June 20 in Radiology.

June 20, 2023

Radiologists want more training for subspecialty exam reads

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiologists read an average of 4.7 subspecialty exams in daily practice, and less than half indicate they are "very confident" in the interpretations, according to a report by practice development firm Medality.

June 19, 2023

SIIM: AI can aid interpretation of TTE exams

By Erik L. Ridley

AUSTIN, TX - Deep-learning algorithms can help in the interpretation of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) exams, according to research presented June 14 at the annual meeting of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM).

June 14, 2023

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